David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


28 February 2019

Late Summer Titl|ilies


At summer's end when the land appears exhausted
suddenly...
click the image for more of this scene 
Lycoris squamigera, the resurrection lily, is a plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It is also sometimes referred to as naked ladies. It is believed to have originated in Japan or China, perhaps a hybrid between Lycoris straminea and Lycoris incarnata.

 The flowers spring dramatically from the ground in mid to late summer; it usually takes only four to five days from first emergence to full bloom. This suddenness is reflected in its common names: surprise lily, magic lily, and resurrection lily. (Wikipedia)


Bonzaviewscape  
 Label      Kingdom        Plantae
            Clade          Angiosperms
            Clade          Monocots
            Order          Asparagales
            Family         Amaryllidaceae
            Subfamily      Amaryllidoideae
            Genus          Lycoris
            Species        L. squamigera

            Binomial       Lycoris squamigera


  
Label   Title   detail
                A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
                someone looks at something...
         
                LOGOS/HA HA
           
        Medium  A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
                someone looks at something...
                CULTURAL CONSUMPTION PRODUCTION

         Date    -28 February 2019-
           
        Artist  Theatre of the Actors of Regard


Theatre of the Actors of Regard  
 detail
 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something... 
         
 LOGOS/HA HA